On a faraway planet that humans settled generations earlier, a team of biologists is working on ways for the carbon-based cellular life we know to safely evolve with the crystallized life native to the planet. And then aliens attack, killing 1/8 of the human population and herding the rest into transport ships like livestock. Once they reach their destination, the team is forcibly reassembled and given a task of making food out of one type of alien life to nourish a second type, with the now-ruling species threatening extermination if they do not prove themselves useful. But not all is as it seems. The team is threatened by other alien species, and unbeknownst to them, a swarm of alien life is living amongst them, gathering intelligence on the ruling species.
This is a horrible explanation of a fantastic and thought-provoking book. It's not particularly pleasant to read, particularly in the first third or so, but it certainly subverts many "traditional" science fiction tales featuring human intelligence, power, and dominance, and forces the reader to rethink everything we think we know. It's fascinating, and I'm anxious to read what's next in this series. (Also, as someone who's been curious about Corey, but not curious enough to pick up one of the doorstopper books of The Expanse, I'm thrilled that this one is a relatively short 400 pages!)
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